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  9. 5.4.3 Releasing a chassis requiring maintenance from the physical partition

Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Chapter 1 Before Starting Maintenance Work
    1.  1.1 Warning/Caution Indications
    2.  1.2 Warning Labels
    3.  1.3 Labels/Tags
    4.  1.4 Safety Precautions
    5.  1.5 Precautions on Static Electricity
    6.  1.6 Other Precautions
    7.  1.7 Emergency Power Off
  3. Chapter 2 Understanding the System Components
    1.  2.1 Identifying the Names and Locations of Components
    2. Click 2.2 Checking the Memory Configuration Rules
    3. Click 2.3 Confirming the Functions of the Operation Panel
    4. Click 2.4 Checking the LED Indications
    5. Click 2.5 Confirming the Types of Cable
  4. Chapter 3 Types of Maintenance
    1.  3.1 Types of Maintenance Supported in the SPARC M10-4/M10-4S
    2.  3.2 Active Maintenance
    3.  3.3 Inactive Maintenance
    4.  3.4 System-stopped Maintenance
  5. Chapter 4 Preparation and Precautions for Maintenance
    1. Click 4.1 Confirming the System Configuration
    2. Click 4.2 Troubleshooting
    3. Click 4.3 Maintenance Precautions
  6. Chapter 5 Preparations Required for Maintenance
    1.  5.1 Preparing Tools Required for Maintenance
    2.  5.2 Switching the Mode Switch to Service Mode
    3. Click 5.3 Checking the Operating Condition and Resource Usage Status
    4. Click 5.4 Preparations for Enabling Active Maintenance
    5.  5.5 Powering Off the Physical Partition Requiring Maintenance
    6. Click 5.6 Stopping the Entire System
    7.  5.7 Saving XSCF Setting Information
    8. Click 5.8 Releasing a SPARC M10-4/M10-4S FRU from the System with the replacefru Command
    9. Click 5.9 Accessing a FRU
  7. Chapter 6 Restoring the System
    1. Click 6.1 Restoring the Chassis
    2. Click 6.2 Incorporating a SPARC M10-4/M10-4S FRU into the System with the replacefru Command
    3. Click 6.3 Diagnosing a Replacement FRU
    4.  6.4 Restoring XSCF Setting Information
    5. Click 6.5 Incorporating a Chassis and I/O Device into a Physical Partition
    6.  6.6 Returning the Mode Switch to Locked Mode
    7.  6.7 Powering On the Physical Partition Requiring Maintenance
    8. Click 6.8 Starting the Entire System
  8. Chapter 7 Maintenance Flow
    1.  7.1 Maintenance Workflow
    2. Click 7.2 FRU Replacement Workflow
    3. Click 7.3 FRU Installation Workflow
    4. Click 7.4 FRU Removal Workflow
  9. Chapter 8 Maintaining the PCI Express Cards
    1.  8.1 Before Maintaining a PCI Express Card
    2.  8.2 PCI Express Card Configuration
    3.  8.3 FRU Removal and Installation Flow
    4. Click 8.4 Removing a PCI Express Card
    5. Click 8.5 Installing a PCI Express Card
  10. Chapter 9 Maintaining the CPU Memory Unit/Memory
    1.  9.1 Before Maintaining a CPU Memory Unit/Memory
    2. Click 9.2 Configuration of the CPU Memory Unit and Memory
    3.  9.3 Maintenance Precautions
    4.  9.4 FRU Removal and Installation Flow
    5. Click 9.5 Removing a CPU Memory Unit
    6.  9.6 Installing a PCI Express Cable
    7.  9.7 Switching the microSD Card
    8.  9.8 Removing Memory
    9.  9.9 Installing Memory
    10. Click 9.10 Installing a CPU Memory Unit
    11.  9.11 Checking the XCP Firmware Version
    12.  9.12 Checking the XCP Firmware Version (Building Block Configuration)
  11. Chapter 10 Maintaining the Internal Disks
    1.  10.1 Before Maintaining an Internal Disk
    2.  10.2 Configuration of the Internal Disks
    3.  10.3 FRU Removal and Installation Flow
    4.  10.4 Removing an Internal Disk
    5.  10.5 Installing an Internal Disk
  12. Chapter 11 Maintaining the Fan Units
    1.  11.1 Before Maintaining a Fan Unit
    2.  11.2 Configuration of the Fan Units
    3.  11.3 Removing a Fan Unit
    4.  11.4 Installing a Fan Unit
  13. Chapter 12 Maintaining the Power Supply Units
    1.  12.1 Before Maintaining a Power Supply Unit
    2.  12.2 Configuration of the Power Supply Units
    3.  12.3 Removing a Power Supply Unit
    4.  12.4 Installing a Power Supply Unit
  14. Chapter 13 Maintaining the PSU Backplane Unit/Operation Panel
    1.  13.1 Before Maintaining the PSU Backplane Unit/Operation Panel
    2.  13.2 Locations of the PSU Backplane Unit and Operation Panel
    3.  13.3 Maintenance Precautions
    4.  13.4 FRU Removal and Installation Flow
    5. Click 13.5 Removing the PSU Backplane Unit/Operation Panel
    6. Click 13.6 Installing the PSU Backplane Unit/Operation Panel
  15. Chapter 14 Maintaining the Crossbar Cables
    1.  14.1 Before Maintaining a Crossbar Cable
    2.  14.2 Configuration of the Crossbar Cable Connection Ports
    3.  14.3 Removing the Crossbar Cables
    4.  14.4 Installing the Crossbar Cables
  16. Chapter 15 Maintaining the Crossbar Units
    1.  15.1 Before Maintaining a Crossbar Unit
    2.  15.2 Configuration of the Crossbar Units
    3.  15.3 Removing a Crossbar Unit
    4.  15.4 Installing a Crossbar Unit
  17. Chapter 16 Maintaining the XSCF BB Control Cables
    1.  16.1 Before Maintaining an XSCF BB Control Cable
    2.  16.2 Configuration of the XSCF BB Control Ports
    3.  16.3 Removing an XSCF BB Control Cable
    4.  16.4 Installing an XSCF BB Control Cable
  18. Chapter 17 Maintaining the XSCF DUAL Control Cables
    1.  17.1 Before Maintaining an XSCF DUAL Control Cable
    2.  17.2 Configuration of the XSCF DUAL Control Ports
    3.  17.3 Removing an XSCF DUAL Control Cable
    4.  17.4 Installing an XSCF DUAL Control Cable
  19. Appendix A Component List
  20. Appendix B Component Specifications
    1.  B.1 CPU Memory Unit
    2.  B.2 Crossbar Unit
    3.  B.3 Power Supply Unit
    4.  B.4 Fan Unit
    5.  B.5 Internal Disk Drive
    6.  B.6 PCI Express Card
    7.  B.7 Backplanes
    8.  B.8 Operation Panel
  21. Appendix C Oracle Solaris Troubleshooting Commands
    1.  C.1 iostat Command
    2.  C.2 prtdiag Command
    3.  C.3 prtconf Command
    4.  C.4 netstat Command
    5.  C.5 ping Command
    6.  C.6 ps Command
    7.  C.7 prstat Command
  22. Appendix D External Interface Specifications
    1. Click D.1 Serial Port
    2.  D.2 USB Port
    3.  D.3 SAS Port
    4.  D.4 RESET Switch
  23. Appendix E Removing the Lithium Battery
    1.  E.1 Location of the Lithium Battery
    2.  E.2 Removing the Lithium Battery

5.4.3 Releasing a chassis requiring maintenance from the physical partition


5.4.3 Releasing a chassis requiring maintenance from the physical partition
This section describes the procedure for releasing a chassis requiring maintenance by using dynamic reconfiguration (PPAR DR) for the physical partition. The procedure described here is applicable only to a system with a building block configuration.
Note - For the versions of XCP and Oracle VM Server for SPARC/SRU that support dynamic reconfiguration (PPAR DR) of a physical partition, see the latest Product Notes.
Note - To use the dynamic reconfiguration (PPAR DR) function for physical partitions, you need configure the logical domains in advance according to "2.5 Dynamic Reconfiguration Conditions and Settings" in the Fujitsu SPARC M12 and Fujitsu M10/SPARC M10 Domain Configuration Guide.
  1. Confirm that the logical domains are not using the I/O devices in the chassis requiring maintenance.
    For details, see "5.3.1 Checking the operating condition of the physical partition or logical domain" to "5.4.1 Releasing the assignment of I/O devices."
  2. Log in to the XSCF shell.
  3. If the server requiring maintenance is operating as the master chassis, execute the switchscf command to switch the master XSCF to the standby XSCF.
    Enter "y" in response to the confirmation message.
    If the chassis requiring maintenance is the slave XSCF, go to step 5.
XSCF> switchscf -t Master
The XSCF unit switch between the Master and Standby states.
Continue? [y|n] :y
  1. Log in to the XSCF again.
  2. Execute the showboards command to check the status of the server connected to the chassis requiring maintenance.
    The BB-ID of the chassis requiring maintenance is indicated by the system board (PSB) number.
    In the following example, the [Fault] column displays "Degraded" for PSB 00-0, indicating that the system board is operating with some faulty parts.
XSCF> showboards -va
PSB PPAR-ID(LSB) Assignment Pwr Conn Conf Test Fault
---- ------------ ----------- ---- ---- ---- ------- --------

00-0 00(00) Assigned y y y Passed Degraded
01-0 00(01) Assigned y y y Passed Normal
02-0 00(02) Assigned y y y Passed Normal
03-0 00(03) Assigned y y y Passed Normal
  1. Execute the deleteboard command with the -c disconnect option specified to release the chassis requiring maintenance from the physical partition.
    If you have not manually released any of the following resources beforehand, be sure to specify the "-m unbind=resource" option: CPU core, memory, and PCIe root complex. With this option specified, the command automatically deletes the resource and then releases the system board.
Note - The -m unbind=resource option of the deleteboard command is supported by Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.2 or later.
  1. In the following example, PSB 00-0 is released from the physical partition.
XSCF> deleteboard -c disconnect 00-0
  1. Execute the showresult command to check the end status of the deleteboard command that was just executed.
    The following example shows that "0" was returned as the end status since the execution of the deleteboard command completed successfully.
XSCF> showresult
0
  1. Execute the showboards command to confirm that the chassis requiring maintenance has been released from the physical partition.
    In the following example, the [Pwr], [Conn], and [Conf] columns all display "n" for PSB 00-0, indicating that PSB 00-0 has been released.
XSCF> showboards -a
PSB PPAR-ID(LSB) Assignment Pwr Conn Conf Test Fault
---- ------------ ----------- ---- ---- ---- ------- --------

00-0 00(00) Assigned n n n Passed Degraded
01-0 00(01) Assigned y y y Passed Normal
02-0 00(02) Assigned y y y Passed Normal
03-0 00(03) Assigned y y y Passed Normal
  1. Execute the ldm list-domain command from the control domain console of the physical partition to check for any change in the operating condition of the logical domains after the deletion of the system board.

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